About The Word Tattle
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Tattle
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What's The Definition Of Tattle?
[n] disclosing information or giving evidence about another
[v] divulge information or secrets; spill the beans; "Be careful--his secretary talks" [v] speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly Synonyms | Synonyms for Tattle: babble | babble out | blab | blab out | blabber | chatter | clack | gabble | gibber | maunder | palaver | peach | piffle | prate | prattle | sing | singing | talk | telling | tittle-tattle | twaddle Related Terms | Find terms related to Tattle: See Also | blather | blether | blither | break | bring out | disclose | disclosure | discover | divulge | expose | give away | impart | let on | let out | mouth | reveal | revealing | revelation | smatter | speak | utter | verbalise | verbalize Tattle In Webster's Dictionary \Tat"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tattled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Tattling}.] [Akin to OE. tateren, LG. tateln, D. tateren to
stammer, and perhaps to E. titter.]
1. To prate; to talk idly; to use many words with little
meaning; to chat.
The tattling quality of age, which is always
narrative. --Dryden.
2. To tell tales; to communicate secrets; to be a talebearer;
as, a tattling girl.
\Tat"tle\, n. Idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate. [They] told the tattle of the day. --Swift. |
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